J.B. KishOct 3, 20192 minMonsters on the Bus: a Writing UpdateSo last night, I had a realization. I was feeding the swamp-ghoul that lives in a trash can behind my garage when it hit me: it's October...
J.B. KishApr 27, 20186 min6 Reasons You Should Listen to The Black Tapes PodcastEarlier this month, I took my dog for a walk on Mount Tabor. It has an off-leash dog park that’s so large, you can walk for five minutes w...
J.B. KishApr 22, 20182 minHorror Fans Deserve a Better Kind of MonsterThe monster from A Quiet Place should win an academy award. Its performance was amazing. Seriously. I remember the first time I saw it—a ...
J.B. KishMar 23, 20186 minQuestion: How do I reach out to publishers?Recently, I was invited back to my high school to speak with a creative writing class about indie publishing. It was a great experience. ...
J.B. KishFeb 17, 20183 minReview: Netflix’s The RitualThe Ritual, based on the novel by Adam Nevill, is one of those films that manages to accomplish a lot with very little. Everything about ...
J.B. KishFeb 3, 20184 minPDX Writing Adventure: Cthulhu and CocktailsAs a general rule of thumb, I try to write an hour every day. And because I, like many writers, have a nine to five job, it means I’m pro...
J.B. KishJan 9, 20181 minI fell short of my 2017 reading goal by two lousy books.A lot of people might think twenty books is a pretty small goal. I kind of do too. But it’s surprising how much of life today is designed...
J.B. KishOct 31, 20171 minOne Minute Book Review: My Best Friend’s ExorcismHappy Halloween, yah GhOuLs! Here’s my first Instagram Book Review of Grady Hendrix’s My Best Friend’s Exorcism. An entire review in just...
J.B. KishAug 12, 20172 minA Wall for Teeth and Stingers Three Month Check-inIt’s hard to believe that my new novel has been on sale for three months already. It feels like a lifetime ago that I was pressing publis...
J.B. KishJun 23, 20171 minA Wall for Teeth and Stingers Giveaway!Enter for a chance to win one of three signed copies of my new novel, A Wall for Teeth and Stingers! When a swarm of bees begins trapping...
J.B. KishMay 17, 20172 minA Wall for Teeth and Stingers is ALIVE!Here I am, 8:00am, sitting in one of the very coffee shops where I wrote A Wall for Teeth and Stingers, pouring over some of the amazing ...
J.B. KishApr 29, 20171 min100% All Proceeds DonatedSo I’ve written this supernatural thriller. And—OK—on paper, the antagonist *appears* to be a dangerous, almost cognizant swarm of Americ...
J.B. KishApr 23, 20173 minA Quick Guide to Hunting View-MastersHunting for View-Master merchandise is oddly cathartic. For me at least. Maybe it’s how I unwind and check out, because I’ve spent hundre...
J.B. KishAug 17, 20161 minWriting Heat MapsI have trouble writing from home. I get distracted if I’m too comfortable. So I’ve always gotten my best work done in a public space—somew...
J.B. KishAug 14, 20153 minProcess: 30 days of writing [time-lapse video]As a working writer, I’ve become obsessed with process. A couple years ago, I saw Dana Haynes speak as a guest author for Willamette Writ...